Exhibition Belarusian Cinema 90 Years opened at the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus
An exhibition Belarusian Cinema 90 Years opened at the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus on 16 December 2014.
The exposition was prepared by the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus in cooperation with the Belarusian State Archives of Films, Photographs and Sound Recordings in Dzerzhynsk, the Cinema Studio Belarusfilm, the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema and the National Historical Museum.
The exhibition was opened by the director of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus A. Samovich. A speech of welcome was delivered by the deputy director of the Department for Archives and Records Management of the Justice Ministry O. Biryukova.
During the opening of the exhibition, a meeting was held with the known people in Belarusian cinema: the executive producer and director A. Shkadarevich, the artistic director of the animation film studio A. Lenkin, the chief editor of the Letopis studio V. Moroz, the director of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema I. Avdeev.
The exhibition presents the original archival materials showing the origins of the Belarusian cinematography in the 1920s-1930s, the rare photos of famous Belarusian film directors, script writers and actors who created unique images in the Belarusian cinema. The documents and photographs also portray cameramen, art designers and scenic decorators without whose unnoticeable work the cinema would be impossible.
Of special value at the exhibition are film billboards, advertising posters and commercials, portraits of popular Belarusian actors, costumes and other props that were used in most popular Soviet and Belarusian films such as “The Red Riding Hood”, “The Adventures of Buratino”, “Anastasia Slutskaya”, “The Savage Hunt of King Stakh” etc.
The soundmen were presented by the music written by famous composers for the films of different years.
The exhibition runs until 15 January 2015.
